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Harlem Children’s Zone

Lead Recruiter

New York, NY

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) Promise Academy - a top-performing K-12 charter school within HCZ's cradle-to-career pathway of comprehensive services - seeks a Recruiter to join their Talent Acquisition team!

The Lead Recruiter will bring a passion for the mission of HCZ: to get all our scholars to and through college. The ideal candidate possesses an entrepreneurial spirit, endless creativity, diverse experience, and enthusiasm for Talent Attraction & Recruitment.

This role will be part of an existing team and report to the Managing Director, TA. The Lead Recruiter will have an assigned client group and serve as a lead with a presence across varied locations within the Zone. This is a hybrid role with three days in the office required.

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Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 4 + years of progressive recruitment experience

Who you are

  • High level of influencing, collaborating, and advising leaders while delivering business solutions
  • Exposure to contract negotiations, business development, and diverse recruitment methodologies
  • Comfortable working in a high-volume recruiting environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strategic thinker with excellent time-management and follow-up skills
  • Ability to maintain the confidentiality of all aspects of the job

What you'll do

  • Responsible for sourcing candidates via multiple channels, including but not limited to cold calling, passive sourcing, job boards, social media, employee referrals, professional networks and associations, recruitment events and resume databases
  • Help develop and plan creative and effective attraction, recruitment, retention strategies and campaigns
  • Provide exceptional candidate experience through the recruitment process from inception to completion
  • Serve as ambassador of HCZ and build relationships with external partners to build a healthy pipeline
  • Work with hiring managers to define and create JDs and requisitions aligned with organizational needs.
  • Develop and implement targeted outreach to attract qualified candidates, including Internet sites, social networking, employee referrals, professional networks and associations, recruitment events and resume databases.
  • Sort, screen, and asses resumes and develop a system to engage future qualified candidates for HCZ.
  • Arrange interview processes and committees, including preparing committee members with position profiles and requirements, interviewing techniques, and questions
  • Establish and implement effective communication strategies to inform candidates and hiring managers of the recruitment process.
  • Manage job offers, including salary negotiations and reference checks.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Schedule

  • Monday-Friday (3/2 Hybrid Model)

Benefits

As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families - and our staff - thrive. We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.

Our exceptional full-time benefits include:

  • Highly competitive base salaries
  • Generous PTO
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Career Advancement
  • No-cost health insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-and long-term disability
  • Additional voluntary benefits
  • Wellness discounts
  • Commuter benefits
  • Financial wellness perks
  • Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

The starting salary for this role is $75,000 per year. To be considered, Interested applicants can click to apply. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. Harlem Children's Zone is an EOE.

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Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
Job ID: Harlem-RECRU002637
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Performance Bonus
    • Pension
    • 401(K)
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within